I would suggest Opana ER (Oxymorphone). It works great and has very few side effects.

Living with the pain is so hard. I have been in intense pain from a form of autoimmune arthritis for 6 years. I have to take my pain meds 3 times a day inorder to function. Trying to have a positive attitude is the best (but so f-ing hard!). I am also taking cymbalta and abilify to help with the depression associated with having chronic pain. I suggest those. If you ever need someone to talk to feel free to message me :) hope you feel a bunch better soon...

I have un dx'ed knee problems too I know excatly how that feels. Everything I do on them hurts. I can't get a doc to give me anything for it and it's really runing my life. I can releate it sucks. I would suggest something without codine in it like morphine, methadone, opana er all thoes don't have codine in them and should help you out. I think that's so stupid taking advil for horrible knee pain..idiot doctor

There are other long acting meds such as MS Contin (morphine), Methadone and I don't know what all. Oxycontin is long acting narcotic called oxycodone. There is no codiene in it, though many think so. You must be sensitive to the oxycodone, so you'll want to avoid that in the future. I try to avoid bending my knees when they are hurting. Perhaps ice or heat would help? I know how hard it is to be hurting so much. I sure hope you feel better soon.

Hi ~ I agree with the others. I've been on MS Contin, Methadone, and now I'm on Opana along with Lyrica and Topamax for nerve pain. The Opana is for the pain itself and is an opiate. I've been dealing with chronic pain for 24 years now, and i know what it's like. It's pretty awful.

I hope you get on an antidepressant also. That will help immensely with the pain. One like Cymbalta also has pain relief properties in it, so that might be beneficial to you. Almost all chronic painers are on antidepressants. But you definitely should be on one.

I wish you the very best. Please keep posting, but be sure to talk with your doctor about your pain and depression. God bless. and take care. Hugs,Lee

You have been given some great advice, I hope that you can talk to your Doc and that he can switch your meds, take care,

Thank you so much for all the ideas and suggestions . I will have to copy and paste most of them to remember!

I thought it was Percocets that they gave me after my surgery but maybe I'm wrong and it was Tylenol 3. So I guess I don't really know what is was that caused my stomach pain.
I'm not sure my doctor will give me anything stronger at this point. I'll have to trial and error with the stomach pain.

Also, I am on anti-depressants. I have been for years and the last two have been spent doing oddles of combinations. So right now I'm on Cymbalta and Lamcital and Seroquel for anxiety.

I can't imagine living with this pain for all the years some of you have. I just don't know how you do it. I haven't been very long with my knees and find it so depressing already.

It is hard to deal with chronic pain, day and day out. If you can find a doc to rx pain meds, I would see if they can give you a long acting pain meds like MSContin or Oxycontin (neither have codein). They will need to start you off with a low dose and build from there, but some docs will offer fast acting pain meds until they get you to a dose on the long acting pain meds that work best for you.

I have my good days and bad ones. I have to learn that when I am having more bad days to let my doc know right away. I hope you get something to help relieve your pain. Let us know how you are doing.

Hang in there!!

I will ask my doctor next time i see her, but she is a real dick about giving out meds.

I have to try to come up with some money to afford swimming, it is supposedly supposed to help.

Thank you!

well if your doc doesn't like to give you what you need find one that will.

Hey Mystie:
I was reading about how your knees hurt you so bad at times, along with your other aches. I feel like we are twins.....I have neck and back problems...along with two knees that pain me so bad at times I can hardly walk. I have LOTS of arthritis that's the reason for my knee pain. At any rate, I've been going to Pain clinic and they had me on Percocet, Oxycontin, Flexiril,. Well, all those meds DID NOTHING for the pain in my knees. Until he introduced me to Lyrica! Oh my word, once I got the stuff in my system, Mystie, I'm here to tell you I COULD RUN if I wanted and not feel pain! I have been moving around like I'm in my 20's or 30's! It is a MIRACLE DRUG to me. I know not everyone has the same experience or luck with it, but, I do suggest it to you. He started me out on a low dose, and so far that works. I found the 100's is to high for me for now, maybe later. But, it feels so good to wake up and know I am not going to hurt like I have been!!! I am so thankful and happy, I truly wish that for you and all of us here at this community!!

hurtn

Oh, yes one more thing, I notice you suffer from panic attacks. I did too until my doc put me on Buspar and Lexapro, I have found that the Buspar has helped me feel very calm and I have found that when I get angry or have a crying spell they go away quickly or just don't have the impact of feeling as horrible as I used to. It seems to just ...go away....I've been on it a year, and I have been wonderfully stable! Thank the good Lord! Hope you find what works for you.

hurtn

I will have to see about Lyrica. I am on a bunch of meds now but hopefully I can try it. I am willing to try anything at this point. Just to have some relief. It gets to the point I can barely walk and going up and down stairs is horrible.